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A LYKE-WAKE SONG.

by Algernon Charles Swinburne.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

What is the dominant structural feature that organizes each stanza of 'A Lyke-Wake Song'?

Q02of 10

The phrase 'red worm's way' is best understood as an example of which poetic technique?

Q03of 10

To whom is the speaker directly addressing throughout the poem?

Q04of 10

What is a 'lyke-wake' in historical and cultural context?

Q05of 10

The lines 'Nae man kens what ye were' and 'Nae man kens if ye have been' develop which central theme?

Q06of 10

Which phrase from the poem employs dialect spelling to evoke a Scottish folk tradition?

Q07of 10

The line 'Now the worm is a saft sweet thing' is tonally best described as?

Q08of 10

What does the repeated motif of gold — 'gowd kells,' 'fine gold,' 'rubis ring,' 'gold hair' — contribute to the poem's argument?

Q09of 10

The poem's overall tone is best characterized as?

Q10of 10

The line 'Ye set scorn by the silken stuff' means most accurately:

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